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Subtraction of utility's renewable energy sources from RECs?

NC-2009 EAc6:Green power
posted by  Erica Downs  on 

This may be a silly question, but I said I would ask... If we can document that XX% of our client's utility-provided electricity is from renewable sources (wind, hydro, solar), can they just purch

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Thu Apr 9, 2015, 8:06 pm

Asphalt Paving Coatings?

NC-2009 SSc7.1:Heat Island Effect—Non-Roof
posted by  Nicole Kimoto  on 

The client has decided to proceed with providing new asphalt paving instead of concrete, but they are planning on providing a coating or thermoplastic paint over.

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Webcor Builders
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Thu Apr 9, 2015, 6:43 pm

Partial Purchased Energy

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Christopher Strunk  on 

Good afternoon. I'm getting started on a model for a county courthouse office expansion. In its pre-renovated state, the facility purchases both HW and CW through the local utility.

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Thu Apr 9, 2015, 5:51 pm

Pressure loss calculation

CI-2009 EAc1.3:Optimize Energy Performance—HVAC
posted by  Yaser Al Sharif  on 

We are registed for commercial interior rating system , the system installed in our project is vrv system, in order to comply with optimize energy performance EAC1.3 , critical path supply duct pre

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Thu Apr 9, 2015, 3:41 pm

FSC Certified Plywood

NC-2009 MRc7:Certified Wood
posted by  Andy Prestridge  on 

I have a lot of plywood that is being used on the job that is supposed to be FSC Certified.

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Tahiti Cabinets Inc.
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Thu Apr 9, 2015, 3:06 pm

Energy Modeling In a High bay Industrial area + Office

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Marcelo Maciel de Santa Helena  on 

What’s the best way to proceed with the energy model of the following case? The building is a 4000m² manufacturing building where there is a small office area and a large high bay industrial area.

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Thu Apr 9, 2015, 2:11 pm

MRpc69 - easily achieved, but not always

Pilot-Credits MRpc69:Construction and demolition waste management
posted by  Laura Charlier  on 

We registered for this credit for one than one project under the thought that it would be easy to achieve. We were right...for one of the projects.

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Sustainability Project Manager
Atkins
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Thu Apr 9, 2015, 9:57 am

Sediment Basin dimensioning

NC-2009 SSp1:Construction Activity Pollution Prevention
posted by  Paula Hernandez  on 

Hi, this may be a silly question. When dimensioning a temporary sediment basin, the CGP says to use either the calculations for the 24 hs- 2 year desing storm or 3600 cubic feet x acre drained.

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Arcadis North America
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Wed Apr 8, 2015, 8:22 pm

Performance period timing

EBOM-2009 MRc9:Solid Waste Management—Facility Alterations and Additions
posted by  Kim Wajda  on 

If performance periods for different credits have to end within the same 30 day period, and our solid waste was hauled and tracked during the period of the project's additions and alterations, this

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WSP USA
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Wed Apr 8, 2015, 2:58 pm

Building Facade lighting - ASHRAE Baseline values

NC-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Performance
posted by  Maya Karkour  on 

Dear All, I'm looking at Table 9.4.5 of ASHRAE 90.1-2007 which lists the maximum allowable LPDs for building exteriors.

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Mimta EcoYapi
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Wed Apr 8, 2015, 1:47 pm